By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday October 3, 2024
Two-time main champion Simona Halep has returned to tennis after a four-month damage hiatus. The previous World No.1, who returned to the game in Miami after having her four-year doping ban lowered to 9 months, took a wild card into the Hong Kong 125 draw and gained her first-round match towards Arina Rodionova, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Halep, who has not gained a match since being reinstated, had missed 4 months on account of a knee damage suffered enjoying a 125K occasion in Paris previous to Roland-Garros. The 33-year-old Romanian final gained a match on tour at Cincinnati in 2022.
Halep, ranked 1130, fell in second-round motion on Thursday in Hong Kong, 6-2, 6-1 to Anna Blinkova.
“Phrases can not describe the sensation of being on the market on courtroom competing – and profitable my first match after such an extended interval – within the sport I really like,” Halep wrote on X after her first-round win. “Thanks for all of your assist and your love, it means the world to me.
Phrases can not describe the sensation of being on the market on courtroom competing – and profitable my first match after such an extended interval – within the sport I really like. Thanks for all of your assist and your love, it means the world to me ❤️ pic.twitter.com/s77D8uxiXJ
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) October 2, 2024
